http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/spending-more-money-on-the-internet/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/spending-more-money-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-84090 fin_indie Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:42:56 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/02/13/spending-more-money-on-the-internet/#comment-84090 Another possibility: it's worth looking online to see where you can get the best deal for *larger cost* items. Conversely, it's not worth it to find lower cost items. Where that tipping point is, who knows. Another possibility: it’s worth looking online to see where you can get the best deal for *larger cost* items. Conversely, it’s not worth it to find lower cost items. Where that tipping point is, who knows.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/spending-more-money-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-83530 Golbguru Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:16:26 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/02/13/spending-more-money-on-the-internet/#comment-83530 You are right, this thing "the average online transaction is 15% higher than the average brick-and-mortar purchase"..sounds like a case of comparing apples and oranges. A careful research would have specified the type of transaction (clothes, electronics, furniture, or a particular retail store and it's online counterpart, etc.) that was compared. You are right, this thing “the average online transaction is 15% higher than the average brick-and-mortar purchase”..sounds like a case of comparing apples and oranges. A careful research would have specified the type of transaction (clothes, electronics, furniture, or a particular retail store and it’s online counterpart, etc.) that was compared.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/spending-more-money-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-83490 Emily H. Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:43:37 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/02/13/spending-more-money-on-the-internet/#comment-83490 Of course I spend more online than I do in brick & mortar stores-- when I choose to buy online, I usually save up a wish list for a while and buy everything in one swoop, whereas if I go to Borders I'll drop in for a single paperback. Of course I spend more online than I do in brick & mortar stores– when I choose to buy online, I usually save up a wish list for a while and buy everything in one swoop, whereas if I go to Borders I’ll drop in for a single paperback.

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